All roller coaster sim fans rejoice!, up and coming will be Roller Coaster Tycoon 3! Check out this featured article on ign.com here.
If you were to check out the screenshots, don’ it just looks totally cool? Moreover with the lightning effects and detail to terrain. Wootie! one of the must-have upcoming games.

And another, <>Black & White 2. The long awaited second series brings about new challenges as a God game, a real-time strategy game, and a new edition, a city-builder game. Check out gamespy’s E3 preview on B&WII ng>here.

Ok enough of games now (with the exception of GTA San Andreas game coming year end), Mmmm it had been almost a decade since I’ve been to Hollywood either & look, see! more new stuffs they are having overthere, *envy* *envy*. A new coaster at universal studios! Featured on the ever crazy Robb Alvey theme park review mummy the ride.

Cool ride…
*Grunts* Why don’t they have decent theme parks in Singapore…

It is in and its official, the regiment Armour waterpolo team won 7-3 today in a match against Combat Engineers. Yea, great match team!

Should I be in camp, well not this time, I’ve been attached to home they say. To get started with the website flash animation for the army open house. A job lasting one week, which I have to squeeze within 3 days as I have a course in Katib camp from Wednesday onwards. Hope all goes well for the designs and team. Hope I can actually put all my ideas on the topic to work, damn daydreaming!

Had driving on Saturday afternoon. My driving instructor who I come to know, Mr Lee was an ex-instructor of SDC, aka SAF Driving Center at Kaki Bukit. And yea we did have quite a chat on things and stuffs, particularly about how the good old SDC still is. One thing he noted is that I drive as if I have a license, only that I don’t have a license! Maybe he said so after some “skillful circuit handling & parking” which I conied out by second nature. Well, too bad for me for failing last week’s test, BUT I should have a license now… Then we went on talking about testers in the school & how the Mr Poh I’got last week is one of the strictest testers around besides some Mr Chua & Ong there. Other testers are more lenient, only these few notorious ones… Moreover, he advised me to save money as my next test is late next month, go for lessons closer to my test date. It is so as the system waiting time now is about 1 month for retestees instead of the past (1 week). Things’ve changed… much now, he said…

So I see…

Well, when there are lots of up recently, there will too come the downs. I guess the last *up* was me getting the news to be “attached” to home for Army Open House projects and tasking. Then, luck came falling down- first with us losing against Commandos in the regiment waterpolo match, the second lost after arty. And secondly (rather personal but, argh!) by failing my 1st driving test with 28points, frankly I felt I drove very well, did the circuit like a pro. If all my other instructors don’t see a problem with my driving and I don’t see why one tester like this a sore thumb Mr Poh Ah Soon (my tester) from the traffic police department, think otherwise. If there is a quota to and for first time passes a day, so be it. And even the regulation the system just don’t allow free play, everybody are all set to go through a stereotypical system set, bringing about results as disastrous as our notorious education system. Its time things should change for the better.

Mistakes I know/commited
Incorrect braking - 4pts
Fail to check mirror before slowing- 2pts
Incorrect positioning at junction- 2pts
Delay in moving off- 2pts
Insufficient accel- 4pts

“Mistakes” I didn’t even commit.
Fail to use appropriate gear- 4pts (I am always very good at management)
Speed too slow for road- 2pts (I was speeding!)
Fail to signal/Give wrong signal- 8pts (Maybe late, but never missed it)

Dumb testers…

go stuff myself with tons of good food with my fam now…

Today’s my sister’s birthday, together with father’s day. Happy Birthday Sheena! Happy Father’s Day Dad! Had cake from the occasion for breakfast. Had dinner at Prtgo’s at raffles city the night before. Its some Itialin restaurant my mum wanted us to try us which does fine dining. The place spots a rather standard classy feel, with the exception of the place being too bright & little cramped (too many tables) other than that the staff were rather friendly even the (rather fat) Italian manager makes his rounds the restaurant greeting guest and asking about the food. Did some rounds of window shop the center, the place hadn’t changed much though, with the exception of a few new stores.

Checked out some gizmos on surf today and hey, not quite a catch with this new baby coming out, finally a bluetooth keyboard for texting on my phone and my future PDA.

My driving test would be on next week :shock:, Thursday infact. Hope all goes well on my first attempt & I can drive my dad’s car by the week. *yea* Wish me luck for the driving test.*fingers crossed*

Well it was a rather busy yet interesting previous week. Kicking off with me getting a nasty 37.6C fever last sunday, eating into monday with me as a duty Sergeant for my platoon. The funny thing is that I usually associate fever with me being on the bed very much half-dead with icepacks or so (or maybe when I was still a kid). I ended up drinking much more than usual and not stress myself too much. I do not know whether I am actually healthier or weaker- having more of such fever outbreaks within the months (must be the workload and lack of sleep) but I am actually going through a fever unscattered performing normal duties only with a warmer body and nothing else… is that better resistance? weird!

However, monday was rather ok for me. I see a plus point having a slight fever, you tend to be rather “switched off”, I guess the need to think so much wasn’t really necessary, being very much like in “boot mode”. And so there I was shouting and giving commands just I wanted them to be, no second thoughts, fast & efficient and hey nothing cocks up, maybe Murphy law didn’t rear its ulgy head that day but it was whew, one day gone & one duty less. Had the night for training out of camp.

Next came the waterpolo match against Arty on Tuesday at Changi naval base, we are in representing our unit Armour. Due to my condition the day before I was very much on the reserves, only able to play a quarter of the game. We didn’t win in the end, however but it was a match well played and the team went for some “aftermatch lunch” thereafter.

Wednesday saw the light and use of all the preps we had been doing for weeks, training! And so it would go till friday. Theres nights off on wednesday, allowing us to finally relax from the work at camp. And theres no time to head home man, just total chill out outside at orchard for a few hours of food and entertainment before heading back to camp for the night.

Friday started with the continuation of training, then followed by an Army Open House related meeting for the exco, they needed a logo to vet urgently submitted, I’ve already submitted mine to the heads, and its up to them to use it or shoot it back. Furthermore they needed the team to come up flash site design for the site within 2 weeks, so I guess I’ve got another rush job up this time again.

On a lighter side, found some time today to come out with a design for the Army open house 2004 logo the creative commitee wanted. You can check out the final version of the preliminary logo here. *arr* *clears throat* heres a short explaination of the design:

Helmet- Almost all army vocations wears the helmet, it reflects on safety too, the in-thing now.
Colourful Upward Pointing Arrows- Signifies the colours, vibrancy of the combat arms & units.
Red/White Background- Colours of the Singapore flag.
Futuristic Rendered Fonts- The army as a technological advanced army.

Feel free to drop some comments on it.

Didn’t get much sleep over the last few days, partly because of duty on Friday. On the contray I was glad it was weekday duty or it could be worst… Weekends away from camp are the ONLY time to enjoy life we so long desire in camp, so Saturday was pretty much spent at home with my family. To start the sunday, spent a few hours fragging people on XP cases servers before dropping by BayArea TFC servers for awhile, as I don’t really feel like working… Had this very typical “feverish feeling” throughout the day, maybe I didn’t get enough rest or so, resistance must have greatly deteriorated. But I more of less drank lots of water to keep the fever at bay. Looking back funny I didn’t feel sick yesterday- at the peak of my triedness. On top of the 10hours of sleep I’ve yesterday, I still woke up tried this morning & dammit its back to camp again tonight with me as a duty sgt for the day. Hope I can come out better tomorrow or I have to give tomorrow’s schedule & training a go with somemore rest.

And here I am posting from my friend’s house after waterpool training tonight. Cheers to Whelan, Darryl & John who’s computer I am at posting this blog now. Looking back, Its a rather interesting week, firstly with me getting another shitty extra from my PC *darn* together with John, who actually ummm, got 2? Theres more, followed by lots of prep for activities in camp. Furthermore didn’t know that the Army open house thing which I expressed interest in joining was actually something at a scale so big: our job scope is very much a publicity job, very much of promoting the event with the media, adverts & even the NDP. Though I don’t want to count the chickens before they are hatched but the shirt which could be used in the open house may actually be designed by my commitee- the AOH creative commitee.

Upgraded to wordpress 1.2, didn’t really know bout the new version, thanks to Lest who I met online just now.

And mm its sunday & the long block leave is coming to an end now, & its time to book into camp tonight… again.. *dang!*

And mmm wonder how is the Singapore idol auditions going on now?…

Received an unexpected message from Lester this morning my old secondary classmate asking to meet at 2pm for the usual “old class gathering”. So how can I pack 5 scheduled items nicely in one day…

As first things first, as planned in the morning theres an interview in the morning with crescene. Besides some minor problems on the meeting place, everything went rather smooth & fine.

Cleared all my driving lessons in 18 sessions fast & swift, but its something my instructor today didn’t like. He said that I am too fast, people usually complete it within 20-30 lessons, so I don’t have enough experience which he demands. Personally, I went for my all my other lessons as it is, no bugging or rushing & its up to all my other instructor’s decision to give me how many stamps per lesson depending on my performance, I didn’t choose the pace, all my other instructors did, I don’t know why this one is such a sore thumb. He passed my evaluation anyway. Funny despite all the comments though…

Met up with my cousin at Jurong East after. Took a train to Dolby Ghaut, dropped by PS for some long john silver’s followed by a walk to shed the calories towards the nearby Sunshine Plaza near Parklane to buy a birthday present for my sis. Got an Anime DVD “Full Metal Panic” at $60, luckily mum & dad agreed to chip in a sum, so it won’t be that bad… And mmm *noting on the calender* Father’s day would be on the 20th this month, same day as my sis’s birthday double the gift expenditure, but less the need for 2 dinners for the occasion(s).

Linked up with Lester, Desmond & gang at hereen, as usual the topic for guys our age is always army talk… Had a light dinner at one of my friend’s shop at Chinasquare.

Went to chomp chomp at serangoon for dinner, the place is so packed- literally a smoke house crowded with people, dunno how can people survive in there its just too hot in there, even the ventilation fans server no other purpose but to blow back hot oily air emitted from the hawker exhaust. We couldn’t find a seat anyway so we had dinner at a much well & spacious new hawker center nearby. My mum did some grocery shopping at her favorite “angmo” supermarket in Angmokio before visiting my grandma & calling it a day.

Well it struck again, I guess one of every 5 instructors who taken me have something against lady drivers, its either being too “careful on the road” or a nitemare when it comes to fine skills driving in the circuit. It all either it boils down to one thing: the female of the species are not very inclined to handle machinery such as cars. Haha, what do you think? I personally do not want to be brainwashed into thinking like the stereotypical male driver, I’ve always believed in equality *yea, yea*. However, I had not driven on the road long enough to see or experience any “mishaps” *whoops* or so, with the all common exception of taxi drivers zipping & cutting here and there. Everything’s fine.

Tomorrow in text…

Would be having an interview in the morning. Then would find some time to zip down the parklane area to find a birthday present for my sis. Thereafter, would be dropping down to bukit batok driving center again for my final driving evaluation. Mmm and guess what? my last practical on my training book was booked with an instructor alocation within my f.i.s grouping. If I can long remember the last time I was actually taught by him was in the very early, first few lessons of the course. Then its always a different instructor day-after-day thanks to my all but never-ending last minute bookings. Guess we would be meeting again for the last lesson… hehheh, then it’s “see here! show ‘em what’ve learnt dude!” After that, think my cousin would be joining me later in the day for some shopping, if time premits, maybe catching Shrek2 shouldn’t be much of a problem. Then its some dinner appoinment with my parents before I could call it a day.